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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Schneider’s offseason haul was one of his worst, and many guys were jettisoned during the summer or before the season ended.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The repetitive plots can be jettisoned.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Compared to traditional rocket fairings, which are jettisoned during ascent and either discarded or recovered separately, the new fairing remains attached to the launch vehicle throughout the entire mission – the launch, payload deployment and return to Earth.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
While video replay showed Elliss’ hit was clean (and legal), the optics of Dart being jettisoned a few yards into his own sideline riled up several Giants players, including second-year tight end Theo Johnson, who immediately went after Elliss.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Some of the other businesses have already been jettisoned and others will be stopped in the future.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
The firm on Tuesday jettisoned the Miami workers from its account management or sales team, Xavier Gonzalez, chief communications officer, said in an interview.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Plans could get jettisoned, confidences could be shared with others, someone envious could try to erode your sense of self.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Schneider’s offseason haul was one of his worst, and many guys were jettisoned during the summer or before the season ended.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The repetitive plots can be jettisoned.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Compared to traditional rocket fairings, which are jettisoned during ascent and either discarded or recovered separately, the new fairing remains attached to the launch vehicle throughout the entire mission – the launch, payload deployment and return to Earth.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
While video replay showed Elliss’ hit was clean (and legal), the optics of Dart being jettisoned a few yards into his own sideline riled up several Giants players, including second-year tight end Theo Johnson, who immediately went after Elliss.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Some of the other businesses have already been jettisoned and others will be stopped in the future.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
The firm on Tuesday jettisoned the Miami workers from its account management or sales team, Xavier Gonzalez, chief communications officer, said in an interview.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Adjective
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On June 15, the Red Sox dumped Devers and the remainder of his contract on the San Francisco Giants.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Less than two minutes later, on a fast break, Jalen Douglas faked a shot, then dumped the ball down low to Sims, who scored on a layup.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Moore ditched her red carpet glam for her latest campaign, putting her au naturale glow front and center in a black-and-white video shared to her Instagram account on January 13.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Roberts, who was also nominated for best actress in a motion picture (drama), ditched her signature auburn for a warm, coppery blonde.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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The girl told investigators Harbison placed the firearm on the center console and told her it was unloaded.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Rangers lost for the 17th time in 22 games at the Garden and are now in last place in the Eastern Conference.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Dominick Stewart scored 16 points to lead Penn State (9-8, 0-6), which has lost eight of its last nine games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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